Immanuel Wilkins Quartet

Award winning alto saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins burst onto the musical scene in 2020 with the release of his critically acclaimed Blue Note recording debut, Omega. October 2024 saw the release of Wilkins’ third album on the legendary Blue Note label with Blues Blood.

Accolades, awards, and critical acclaim have followed with each of Wilkins’ album releases. In 2020, Omega was named the best new jazz release by The New York Times, the best debut jazz album by NPR, and was nominated for an NAACP Image Award for Best Jazz recording. Two years later, Wilkins released his sophomore album on Blue Note, The 7th Hand. In 2023, Wilkins was awarded with three DownBeat Critics Poll Awards: Best Alto Saxophonist, Best Rising Star Composer, and Best Rising Star Group. In 2024, his quartet won the prize for best international live act of the year by the German Deutscher Jazz Preis.

Wilkins and his quartet have toured extensively and graced some of the most esteemed stages in the world. In addition to touring as a leader, Wilkins continues to record and share the bandstand with both his peers and his longtime mentors. Wilkins’ interest and passion for sharing and preserving jazz musical traditions has led him to continue to give back to his community and to present clinics and masterclasses at various educational institutions including Yale University, The Royal Conservatory of Antwerp, and Oberlin to name just a few. He also teaches regularly at NYU and the School of Jazz at the New School in New York City.

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